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Sling Blade
Summary: Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Runtime: 2 h 15 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,000,000
Domestic: $ 24,444,121
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